Wheel-tire.



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APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED J. WHITE, OF AKRON, OHIO.

WHEEL-TIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,335, dated January3, 1905.

Application filed May 10, 1904. Serial No. 207,288.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED J .VVnrrE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheel-Tires; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

This invention relates to improvements in tires for vehicle-wheels, andparticularly to what are known as clencher-tires; and it has for itsobject to so construct the tire thatit may be readily attached orremoved from the wheel.

To these ends the invention consists in certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will benow described, and the particular features of novelty pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a view, partly in sideelevation and partly in section, showing a tire construction accordingto the present invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section.

Similar letters of reference in both figures indicate like parts.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A represents the felly, preferablyof wood and having a flat upper face. Fitted to the flat face of thefelly is an iron rim or tire B, formed with an inwardly-extending flangeb, fitting flush with the side of the felly,as shown clearly in Fig. 2.

The cushioning-tire O is formed, preferably, of rubber or other suitablematerial and of any suitable shape, being shown as substantiallyelliptical in cross-section. The tire is preferably divided or separatedlongitudinally on its inner side, and the base portions thus formed areprovided with flanges or shoulders 0 0. Within this outer tire O is aninner inflatable tire or tube D, adapted to be inflated in any preferredmanner.

To secure the tire O in position upon the rim, annular plates or rings EE are provided upon each side of the felly B, having inturned ends 6 e,which are adapted to take over or engage the flanges or shoulders c 0 ofthe base portions of the tire O, all as shown in Fig. 2. One of theseside rings or plates, as E, is held fixed in place by means of screws F,passing through the felly B. In order, however, to facilitate theattachment and removal of the tire, the other plate, E, is maderemovable. For this purpose this plate E is formed with keyhole -slots 0through which work small stud-screws 0 said screws being screwed intothe inwardly-extending flange f the rim B. To prevent the flanges orshoulders c c of the base portions of the tire C from slipping out frombeneath the inturned ends 6 e of the plates or rings E E, a series ofsmall pins 0 of any suitable material, as steel, are inserted orembedded transversely in the flanges c 0, thus stiffening them, so thattherewill be no liability of their slipping out accidentally, as will beunderstood. In order to hold the tire O centrally between the baseportions, as well as to crowd said portions well under the inturned ends0 e of the annular plates E E, a

screw-heads, when the plate may be removed and the tire taken ofl", aswill be understood. In replacing the tire one of the shouldered baseportions is placed beneath the inturned end of the fixed annular plate.The movable plate is then slipped over the screws and moved until thenarrow portions of the slots come below the screw-heads, when the screwsare tightened and the plate held firmly in position.

It will be seen that the tire is simple in structure and of but fewparts and can be readily removed or put on even by unskilled persons.

By having the metal the formed with the inturned flange with the movableannular plate secured thereto this flange will act as a wear-plate orguard, and the wooden felly will be protected and not worn or defaced bythe movements of the plate.

Although the tire has been described and illustrated as of the pneumatictype, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to thistype alone.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wheel the combination with the telly having a flat face, of ametallic rim fitted thereto and having an inwardly-extending,

flange lying flush with the side of the telly, the tire having theflanged base portions, an annular plate secured to one side of the fellyhaving an inturned end or flange engaging the flanged base of the tire,an annular plate secured to the flange of the rim, but capable oflongitudinal movement thereon, and having an inturned flange engagingthe flanged base of the tire, and means for fastening said movableplate, substantially as described.

2. In a wheel the combination with the telly, of the metallic rim havingan inwardly-extending flange lying flush with the side of the telly, thetire having separated flanged base portions, the fixed annular platehaving an inturned flange engaging one of the shouldered base portions,a movable annular plate on the opposite side of the telly having aninturned flange engaging the other flanged base portion of the tire andhaving a series of keyhole-slots, the screws screwing into the flange ofthe rim, said screws adapted to work in the keyhole-slots, whereby theannular plate may be moved in one direction to permit its Withdrawal andin the other direction to permit it to be secured in place, and a seriesof bolts having winged or flared heads adapted to engage the tirebetween the flanged base portions, and the nut for tightening saidbolts; substantially as described.

3. In a wheel the combination with the fell y, the metallic rim havingthe inwardly-extending flange,the tire having the separated flanged baseportions, the series of transverse pins embedded in said' base portions,the fixed annular plate having the inturned flange engaging one of theflanged base portions, the annular plate movable on the flange of therim and having an inturned flange engaging the other flanged baseportion, a series of bolts having flared or wedge-shaped heads engagingthe tire between the separated base portions and the nut for tighteningsaid bolt; substantially as described. 4

ALFRED J. WHITE.

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